Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2009
Fatal #: 17     Operator #: 3844
Accident #: 17     Station Sending: SPTC     #(1) Deceased     #(2) Injured
Date of Crash: 01/17/2009     Time: 9:46 am     Location: HWY. 226 EAST OF CASH
City:     County: CRAIGHEAD

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
STEPHEN D. CREMEENS (2) 08/20/1963 1404 CR 333 JONESBORO M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
JOE L. BRANDON (1) 07/27/1980 3409 JOHNSON ST. NEWPORT M X
JERRY L. ELLIS (1) 12/01/1976 1315 CINDY LANE NEWPORT M X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. JEEP
1993
WEST
226
2. SILVERADO
2004
EAST
226
3. CAMRY
1995
EAST
226
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS WESTBOUND ON HWY 226. V2 WAS EASTBOUND ON HWY 226. V3 WAS EASTBOUND ON HWY 226 FOLLOWING V2. THE VEHICLES ENTERED INTO A CLOUD OF DUST BEING BLOWN ACROSS THE ROADWAY WITH VISABILITY NEAR ZERO. V2 CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND TRAVELED INTO THE WESTBOUND LANE AND STRUCK V1. V3 STRUCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF V1. THE DRIVER OF V2 WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON THE SCENE BY CORONER TOBY EMERSON. THE DRIVER OF V3 WAS NOT INJURED AND SEAT BELT WAS IN USE: JEFFERY S. DUTY 08/21/1976 111 JAMES ST. IN SWIFTON.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: ST. BERNARDS HOSPITAL IN JONESBORO Body Held At: EMERSON FUNERAL HOME
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: CPL. T. L. AUSTIN 58 Agency: ASP

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